Five Fallbrook residents arrested on narcotics and stolen property charges during investigation

FALLBROOK – Today, March 15, at 7 a.m. Crime Suppression Team deputies and detectives from the Fallbrook Sheriff’s substation served a search warrant at a residence located in the 1100 block of Juliette Place, in Fallbrook, after a month- long investigation related to narcotics and stolen property.

The following five Fallbrook residents were arrested: Michael Thomas Ochoa, 39, and Jose Barreto, 34 were arrested for active felony warrants and possession of heroin. Erika Favela, 34, was arrested for an active felony warrant and possession of drug paraphernalia. Joshua O’Brien, 34, was arrested for possession of heroin.

The primary resident, Billy Painter, 57, was arrested and charged with providing a place for distribution of controlled substances and possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine). All five suspects were booked into the Vista Detention Facility.

Detectives seized several rare U.S. coins during the search warrant that are believed to be stolen property.

Anyone with information about this case can call the Sheriff’s Department non-emergency line at (858)565-5200. You can remain anonymous and be eligible for up to a $1,000 reward for information leading to an arrest. Call Crime Stoppers at (888) 580-8477.

Great Job Fallbrook Sheriff. Keep up the great work and get those "solid gangsters" out of there. Same thing we are doing here in Temecula. Weed them out literally and get their drugs and cash, they will move ON and OUT!!!

The reason they are out already (or are repeat offenders) is because we vote to be easy on crime.
We want the Sheriff to arrest these thugs then we stab the Sheriff in the back with our vote.
Fallbrook is on of the most beautiful places in the country to live but if we allow the gangs and drug dealers to take over its beauty will be tarnished.
Use the phone number in the article every-time you suspect criminals in your neighboorhood!

Amen Preston.
I have seen this world from both sides growing up here in Fallbrook/PalaMesa/Bonsall. I agree 100% I was born here and my space is paid for when I die here – buried with 3 generations of my family. Drugs dug a huge hole in our lives and the apathy towards these criminals is short sighted. I know 2 generations, moving into 3 soon that fell off that cliff and the downward spiral continues.

Like Barney Fife used to say, "Nip it…Nip it in the bud!"
Fallbrook was a bit nicer when it was more Mayberry.

Redneck Bill, there is some truth to what Preston is saying. I am republican and proud of it. Better than the evil that has been trying to destroy our constitutional rights and oppress the people to the point where USA is turning into a Communist state run by an man who isn’t even American. So Redneck Bill you can take your head out of the dirt and wake up. This isn’t about politics, its about the fact that these people who are close to the school in a family oriented neighborhood selling and using some of the deadliest drugs, and yet they get a slap on the wrist, where is the consequences for their actions? This house had been raided 4 times. When is it enough?

"A Republican "her"?? So Redneck does that mean that Democrats are for letting criminals (thieves, murders, rapists, child molesters) out of jail early and allowing drug dealers and gangs to take over our town?

Sorry everyone, my bad. Inappropriate, overdeveloped sense of humor that only me and a few people who know me get.

I agree with much of what Preston says. I too am old, and care deeply about the country that gave me the freedom to reach my potential. Because of my wise a** nature and independence, I probably wouldn’t have made it past the age of 5 had I grown up in a totalitarian state.

But can we identify a root problem or problems that have led to our country’s decline? I don’t know. Surely apathy is a factor. As is overspending. And how about the breakdown of the family, the lack of values and discipline.

Maybe nations rise and fall like the tides. I hate to see it happen here, but maybe that is just the pattern. If you look at history no nation has remained preeminent forever.

This free will stuff our Creator has endowed us with is pretty interesting. How we manage our resources, how we treat other people and nations, how we care for the planet. In a few short years when I meet Him I plan to ask if He really thought the whole free will thing through, because we sure have made a mess of things.

As one Smart A** to another RB I salute you. I got the Republican part, just not the her. (-: I hope you realize that my reply was tongue in cheek as well. Funny that you should mention not making it to the age of 5 in a totalitarian state, because that has often been said of me. I would have been rotting in some dank, smelly, rat infested prison for over 50 years by now if it weren’t for that freedom of speech thing. On a serious note, we have all heard of the "fall of the Roman Empire". I think we may be looking down the throat of our own fall from grace. You nailed. Apathy, over spending, love of money, a loss of our moral compass, just to name a few. I think He gave us free will in order to catch us when we fall. Sadly some will fall without a net.

Redneck Bill and Pink- I am in total agreement that this great nation is heading for a fall. Your right, empathy, overspending and definately the breakdown of the marriage. There seems to be no traditional values anylonger and no one seems to pay their consequences for their actions. Another problem, the strong sense of entitlement. Especially with the younger generation. Our loss for our moral compass has left us in these dark times. The death culture seems to be prevailing, since when is it okay to murder an innocent human being? Abortionist killing everyday, perhaps even killed future presidents, future leaders. One thing is for certain if these guys dont feel the consequences here on Earth, they still have to stand infront of our God in judgement.

I moved out of Fallbrook. Not because its better anyplace else, but because its better for me. The police will never be able to stop this problem. It’s up to the users. I hope they get the treatment they need. Those who sell and the victims of addiction. Break this cycle!

Some of the problems that we are experiencing today is that we have taken in other country’s problem children and allowed them to stay, when we should ship them right back to where they were released from and charge their country the amount it costs to catch and release these ingrates. I am tired of seeing this nations children suffer because we are so soft on allowing people who do not pay anything to be here, or taxes to put back into our economy and supply them with food, shelter and whatever else they want, but yet we cannot take care of our own first. I understand that other countries have issues with their governments, but use the attitudes that you do here towards the Americans who are supporting you, and take it back to your own country and fix it!!! When we allow the slime of the other countries to penetrate our borders and then allow them to stay, it is our problem and we need to fix it through our voting and show the backbone we were born with. Quit this stinkin thinking that we cannot change anything, we can, but we must first try!!

@19 and 27. I greatly urge you to continue with your tired, old Republican talking points (Obama is an evil foreigner and a ‘Commie’, traditional values blah, blah, women should shut up and stay at home and content themselves in their traditional roles as forced incubators, America was an ever more pleasant place before all these pushy dark skinned people suddenly showed up, LGBT people should never be afforded a modicum of respect much less civil rights and wouldn’t it be nice if we could turn America into a Christian theocracy). I might also suggest that you add a policy plank into your Republican Party Platform guaranteeing a Model T in every garage so that your irrelevance to people of my age would be complete.